Content guide
Skip for under 13
How I Met Your Mother S4 E9, “The Naked Man”, scores 2/5 for violence, 4/5 for sex and 3/5 for language, for an overall kid-rating of 4/5 — Skip for under 13.
Across the episode we counted 22 flagged moments in 5 themes: Sex & hookups (12); Nudity & bodies (3); Violence & injury (2); Swearing (3); Sexual insults (2). Every moment below is either a direct quote from the episode transcript or a short description of what happens on screen, so you can decide before you press play.
Parents need to know
Age 13+Sex talk, language, sexual insults in live-action sitcom.
Parents need to know that How I Met Your Mother S4 E9, "The Naked Man", is a live-action sitcom episode. The series is known for built around casual sex and bar life more than any show on this shelf. Driven by sex & hookups (moderate, in dialogue), with swearing alongside it. Violence is mild but includes It's been 12 minutes! Drop it! You first! Ike,why are you pointing your gun at me?. Sexual content is explicit — for example, She's so charmed by your confidence and bravado, she sleeps with you; It's called,"The Naked Man. Language isn't constant, but you can expect swearing — for example, The tie alone Get out of here right now! Get out,you sick son of a bitch! Call me. This episode includes sexual insults — for example, I call "slut!" Slut?! Oh?! Oh! Excuse me? I'm sorry,Robin,but you hooking up with this…. Every flagged moment below is a direct quote from the transcript or a short description of what happens on screen.
Watch for — every moment, theme by theme
Sex & hookups 12 moments
How Sex & hookups shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E9:
She's so charmed by your confidence and bravado, she sleeps with you.
"The Naked Man" works! This is going to revoluonize the one-night stand! This is like the forward pass in football.
I call "slut!" Slut?! Oh?! Oh! Excuse me? I'm sorry,Robin,but you hooking up with this guy makes it seem like the only thing standing between you and sex is clothes.
I didn't just sleep with Mitch because he was naked.
Then why did you sleep with him? Becausehe,um He,uhuh,because I care about Mitch.
Marshall, I love you, but there's lots of reasons to have sex.
" You know,when you go out of town but instead of getting a hotel room,you go straight to a bar with the sole intention of hooking up with a girl so you have a place to stay.
"Curiosity," as in "I've always wondered what it's like to have sex "with a really tall girl.
"The condoms are about to expire.
Some douchey guy I hooked up with left it here.
There's "makeup" sex Ooh.
"breakup" sex, Hmm and "your friend just told you about a new-position" sex.
Nudity & bodies 3 moments
How Nudity & bodies shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E9:
It's called,"The Naked Man.
" "The Naked Man"? Goes like this: You're on a first date, you've had a few drinks, MITCH: You make an excuse to go up to the girl's apartment.
Oh,yeah Nice! What pose did you go with? I went with "I've got boobs.
Violence & injury 2 moments
How Violence & injury shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E9:
It's been 12 minutes! Drop it! You first! Ike,why are you pointing your gun at me?
Yeah,she might get her gun and shoot him.
Swearing 3 moments
How Swearing shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E9:
The tie alone Get out of here right now! Get out,you sick son of a bitch! Call me.
Man,ts whole "one-partner" thing sucks sometimes.
Crap! Here we go.
Sexual insults 2 moments
How Sexual insults shows up in How I Met Your Mother S4 E9:
I call "slut!" Slut?! Oh?! Oh! Excuse me? I'm sorry,Robin,but you hooking up with this guy makes it seem like the only thing standing between you and sex is clothes.
" : Slut! I dot do it.
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